Creative Tutorials
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HDR Tutorial – Using More Than One HDR App On A Single Image
We have interviewed Geri Centonze and published a previous tutorial of hers recently, if you’ve missed those, please go here. In this latest tutorial Geri takes us through the paces of creating an HDR image with a variety of apps, something perhaps you may not do currently. Take it away Geri (foreword by Joanne Carter). There are many ways to create the look of HDR (High Dynamic Range imaging) including apps that do a pretty good job, but I prefer to use a variety of apps to get the HDR look I want. Here’s the before photo, just a casino bus that was driving down the road (below). …
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After Focus – Tutorial – Using Blur To Improve Your Mobile Images
Recently we published a similar article by our Columnist ItalianBrother aka Dilshad Corleone but that time he used the Big Lens app – if you missed that article, go here. This time Dilshad takes us through the paces of using a similar technique with After Focus. Over to you Dilshad (foreword by Joanne Carter). A few days ago I was having a lovely conversation with my very good IG friend Ian Garrington (@iangarrington on Instagram), about the various blurring apps that one can find around. At one point he said something that made me come up with an idea, one of those moments when a light-bulb lights up over…
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Tutorial – Creative – Lens Flare
Lens Flare is an app by BrainFeverMedia, the creators of LensLight and Alien Sky. If you’ve seen J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek and you liked it, you will just love this app. The app allows you to add a wide variety of natural looking lens flares and also some textures to your images. It has an impressive tool set that should satisfy the need of every sci fi addict but it is also quite useful for landscapes or even street shots if you want to enhance your images in a very realistic way. The app first came on the market in February 2010 and has been recently updated to give the users some…
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Big Lens – Tutorial – Using Blur To Improve Your Mobile Images
A few days ago I was having a lovely conversation with my very good IG friend Ian Garrington (@iangarrington on Instagram), about the various blurring apps that one can find around. At one point he said something that made me come up with an idea, one of those moments when a light-bulb lights up over your head… If you are in the business of completing online surveys or if your job requires you to view webpages continuously in a day, then you probably got your fingers hurting because of endless mouse clicking. Auto Clicker download could be the solution to your painfully repetitive task. So here it is, the first…
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iObsess – PhotoForge 2 Tutorial
We’re sure many of our readers have already seen our announcement earlier today of Dan Marcolina joining us as a Columnist. We’re really delighted to have him on board and to publish his first, of many, great tutorials. Check out the PhotoForge2 tutorial below and prepare to be seriously impressed with Dan’s awesome creativity and imaginative skills. PhotoForge 2 Tutorial Video
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Halftone Tutorial – ‘The Tale of the Tilted Lamp…’
Growing up as a kid in small town America during the late 60’s-early 70’s, the greatest thing ever for my friends and myself was to scrounge up enough money on a summer’s afternoon…and then ride our bikes to the corner drugstore. There, we’d squander our funds on comic books and a fountain Coke. Back then…comic books where perfect. Good guys where good. Bad guys bad. Nothing in-between. And all the women were beautiful. (Not that we cared about this…much.) The only real controversy was D.C. comics vs. Marvel. Superman vs. Capt. America. Thinking back, I realize why I have always wanted to be a comic book writer. I love comic…
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Color Lake Tutorial – Creating A Digital Collage
A new app in my collection is Color Lake that claims you can…”create your own magic with natural effects.” And indeed you can…adding ripple effects along with rain and snow. You can also adjust the overall tone of your image using several filters built into the app. In this tutorial I do use several other apps to first put together a simple collage that is then tied together and enhanced with the wonderful effects provided by Color Lake! Let’s get started… About The Author David worked at a truck stop and as a janitor to put himself through college. A couple of years at a small ad agency convinced…
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Color Lake – iPhone Photography Tutorial – Adding A New Dimension To A Street Scene
Color Lake is a really excellent iPhone photography effects app. It allows you to add water reflections, snow and rain to image but not only that, you can also adjust the wave sizes and height, rain strength, and snow size. You can take screenshots directly from the main screen and there is full retina display support. In this tutorial I show you how to create atmosphere and nostalgia in a relatively normal street scene. Without the use of Color Lake this would effect would not of been possible. If you feel inspired after reading this tutorial and would like to try Color Lake for yourself, just go here. It retails…
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Color Lake – iPhone Photography Tutorial
Color lake is one of those apps you think, hmmm not sure I will use it much, but once you get it you will want to run all your photos though it to see what it will do. This was exactly what I did and boy it was fun! The adjustable horizon and adjustable snow and rain feature means you can create an image with the specific look you are after. In this tutorial I show you how to create a stunning image using the water effect, in later tutorials I will demonstrate some of the other incredible effects of this app and how it can turn your images into…
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iPhone Photography Tutorial — How to add Texture, Tone, and a Hint of Rusty Color to your Image – By Rad Drew
Our new mobile iPhone photography tutorial section is in full swing and we’ve received much acclaim from the mobile photography community, thanks to all. If you’ve missed our previous tutorials you can read them here. This is my first tutorial for theappwhisperer.com (of many), we hope 😉 Joanne will very soon by publishing my A Day In The Life of article, so look out for that. I can tell you a little about myself here, photography has been a love for years. I earned a degree in Journalism with an emphasis in photography and shot for years with a 1972 Nikkormat FTN, switching to digital only 6 years ago. And…